Rejected politician replaces rejected politician with rejected politician
De Villepin appointed French PM
Dominique de Villepin has been named as France’s new prime minister, following the country’s rejection of the EU constitution in Sunday’s referendum.
The former interior minister replaces Jean-Pierre Raffarin, who tendered his resignation following the vote.
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… as a career diplomat never elected to public office, [Villepin] of all candidates most typifies the French elite so roundly rejected by the French people on Sunday.
Good to see Chirac listening to his electorate and not simply tinkering desperately to save his own political skin.
Tuesday 31 May 2005 | Paul | The Pit
